Chess/Tactics Exercises

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Chess is, of course, a game of tactics and strategy, and the tactics described in the Chess/Tactics entry are important to any chess player. The right tactics can allow you to make quick gains of material, can protect you from quick losses of material, and can, ultimately, help you to win chess games.

[edit] Tactics Practice

Good chess players, then, must practice tactics. Consider the chess boards below. In each board white can win material by force, if he chooses his moves wisely and utilizes the tactics described in the Chess/Tactics entry.

Play white first in each board (unless, of course, it is otherwise stated), and force material gains for white with the right tactics. The solutions are at the bottom of this page.

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Chess rld44.png Chess l44.png Chess bld44.png Chess qll44.png Chess d44.png Chess rll44.png Chess kld44.png Chess l44.png
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Number 1
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Chess rdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess kdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess bdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess rdd44.png
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Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
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Chess pll44.png Chess pld44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png Chess pll44.png Chess pld44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess rll44.png Chess kld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess rll44.png
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Number 2
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Chess l44.png Chess kdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess rdd44.png
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Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess ndd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
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Chess d44.png Chess kll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess rll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
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Number 3
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Chess l44.png Chess kdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess rdd44.png
Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess qdd44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess rdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess ndd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess ndd44.png Chess l44.png Chess bld44.png Chess pdl44.png
Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess qld44.png Chess pll44.png
Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess bll44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png
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Number 4
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Chess pdd44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png
Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess nld44.png Chess qdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess kld44.png Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess rld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess qll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
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Number 5
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Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess rdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess kdl44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess rdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png
Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess bdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess bld44.png Chess nll44.png
Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png
Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess ndl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess kld44.png Chess bll44.png Chess d44.png
Chess rld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess rll44.png
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Chess zhor 22.png
Number 6
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Chess rdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess bdl44.png Chess qdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess rdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess kdd44.png
Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png
Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess bdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess qll44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess nld44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess rll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
Chess pll44.png Chess bld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess pld44.png
Chess rld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess kll44.png
Chess zver 22.png
Chess zhor 22.png
Number 7
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Chess zver 22.png
Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess qll44.png Chess rdd44.png Chess kdl44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png
Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess bdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess nld44.png Chess pll44.png Chess bld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess rll44.png
Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess pld44.png
Chess rld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess kll44.png
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Chess zhor 22.png
Number 8 - Forced Mate
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Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess rdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess kdd44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess rld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess rld44.png Chess l44.png
Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png
Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess bld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png
Chess pll44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess kld44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess rdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
Chess zver 22.png
Chess zhor 22.png
Number 9
Chess zhor 22.png
Chess zver 22.png
Chess rdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess bdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess rdd44.png Chess kdl44.png Chess d44.png
Chess pdd44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess ndd44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess pdl44.png
Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess qdl44.png
Chess nll44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess ndl44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess bdd44.png Chess pll44.png
Chess pll44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess bll44.png Chess d44.png
Chess rld44.png Chess l44.png Chess bld44.png Chess qll44.png Chess d44.png Chess rll44.png Chess d44.png Chess kll44.png
Chess zver 22.png
Chess zhor 22.png
Number 10
Chess zhor 22.png
Chess zver 22.png
Chess rdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess rdl44.png Chess kdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess qdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png
Chess ndl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess nld44.png
Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess bdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess bld44.png Chess nll44.png
Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess ndl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess qll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
Chess pll44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png Chess pll44.png Chess pld44.png
Chess rld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess rll44.png Chess kld44.png Chess l44.png
Chess zver 22.png
Chess zhor 22.png
Number 11
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Chess zver 22.png
Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess rdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess kdl44.png Chess d44.png
Chess bdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess pdl44.png
Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess nld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess nll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess qdl44.png
Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess bdl44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess qll44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess pld44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess rll44.png Chess kld44.png Chess l44.png
Chess zver 22.png
Chess zhor 22.png
Number 12
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Chess zver 22.png
Chess rdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess rdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess kdl44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess bdd44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess pdl44.png
Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess qdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess ndd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess nld44.png Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png Chess bdl44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess qld44.png Chess l44.png
Chess l44.png Chess bld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess pld44.png
Chess rld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess kld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess rll44.png
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Chess zhor 22.png
Number 13 - Black to play and win
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Chess l44.png Chess kdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess rdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess rdl44.png Chess d44.png
Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png
Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess qll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess bdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess bld44.png Chess qdl44.png
Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png
Chess rld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess rld44.png Chess l44.png Chess kld44.png Chess l44.png
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Chess zhor 22.png
Number 14 - Black to move and win
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Chess zver 22.png
Chess rdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess kdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess rdd44.png
Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png
Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess qdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess bdl44.png Chess nld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess rld44.png Chess l44.png Chess qld44.png
Chess bld44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess bdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
Chess kll44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess pld44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess rll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
Chess zver 22.png
Chess zhor 22.png
Number 15 - Black to move
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Chess zver 22.png
Chess l44.png Chess rdd44.png Chess rdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess ndl44.png Chess d44.png Chess kdl44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png
Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png
Chess qdd44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png
Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess bdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess bll44.png Chess qld44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess kld44.png Chess rll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess rll44.png
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Chess zhor 22.png
Number 16 - White to play for mate
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Chess zver 22.png
Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess rdd44.png Chess kdl44.png Chess d44.png
Chess rdd44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png
Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess pll44.png Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess pdl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess rld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png
Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess ndl44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png
Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess bll44.png
Chess pll44.png Chess pld44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png
Chess d44.png Chess kll44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess d44.png Chess l44.png Chess rld44.png Chess l44.png
Chess zver 22.png
Chess zhor 22.png
Number 17 - Black to play
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Number 18 - White to play and win
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Number 19 - White to play and win

[edit] Solutions

1.

  • 1. d5 + Ne7 (White threatens knight with pawn, black moves knight, knight no longer guards b4.)
  • 2. Qa4... (Fork tactic; queen checks king, and threatens bishop. Black must concede bishop.)

2.

  • 1.Rxd7+ Nxd7?? (Rook captures knight, knight captures rook.)
  • 2.Qe8# (Guard tactic; queen checks king, and is guarded by bishop. Checkmate.)

3.

  • 1.Rf8+ Rxf8 (...Ka7? 2.Bxe3+ b6 3.Rxh8) (White's rook forks check and black's rook, and discovers threat on black's knight from white's bishop.)
  • 2.Rxf8+ Ka7 (Rook checks king. King moves diagonally.)
  • 3.Bxe3# (Bishop takes knight, and checkmates king, with the rook.)

4.

  • 1.Bf4 + Ned7 (???, not sure about this sequence of moves, Ned7 seems like a bad move.)
  • 2.e5 ... (Pawn forks knight and rook.)

5.

  • 1.Qb3+ Kh7 (...Rf7 2.Qxf7+ Kh7) (White checks king with queen. King moves away.)
  • 2.Rh1+ Qh5 (White checks king with rook. Black blocks with queen.)
  • 3.Rxh5+ gxh5 (White exchanges rook for queen!)

Note the importance of white's knight in this exchange. It guarded f7, preventing a simple defence of the intial check with Rf7.

6.

  • 1.Nf6+ Kf8 (...gxf6? 2.Bxf6 Nxa1 3.Rh8#) (Nf6 checks, and threatens two rooks. A naive defence of gxf6 would result in checkmate.)
  • 2. Nxd7+ Bxd7 (White can now move the rook on a1 to safety.)

7. 1.Rh3+ Kg8 2.e7+ d5 3.exd8=Q Rxd8 4.Qxc5 Bxh3 5.gxh3

8. 1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Qxf8+ Kh7 3.Qxg7# - Also 1.Qe6+ Rf7 2.Rf1 (Black's rook is pinned) Black cannot stop 3.Qxf7#

9. 1.Rh7+ Kg8 2.Rcg7+ Kf8 3.Bd6+ (Computer give the better 3.Bh6 ... 4.Rh8# is better and logical!) ...Re7 4.Bxe7+ (With mate following, this was what I saw and played. Bh6 is better but it might be to hard for all to find, both lead to mate)

10. 1.Rxf8+ Kxf8 2.Qf3+ Kg8 (...Bf4 3.Bxf4 exf4 4.Qxf4+) 3.Qxg3

11. 1.Nf6 Qe7 (...Bxf6? 2.Qxf6 ... 3.Qh8#) 2.Nxe8 to win an exchange (Nxh7+ is better not hard to see, Qe7 is forced because Qc8 gives white mate in 7[of course with Nxh7,Kg7;Qxf7+ etc.])

12. 1.Ne7+ Kh8 2.Nf7+ Qxf7 3.Rxf7 Or 2.Nexc8! (Threatening back rank mate with Rf8#) Bf3 3.Rxf3 4.Qxf3 gxf3

13. 1. ...Bh4 2.Qxh4 Nf3+ 3.gxf3 Qxe3+ 4.Kd1 Bb1+ 5.Qxd8+ Rxd8#

14. 1. ...Bxg3 2.fxg3 Rxg3+ 3.hxg3 Qxg3 4.Kh1 (4.Kf1 Qf3+ 5.Kg1 Rg8+ 6.Kh2 Qg2#) Qh3+ 5.Kg1 Rh8+ 6.Kf2 Rg2+ 7.Kf1 Qh1#

15. 1. ...Bxb3 2.cxb3 Qxd1

16. 1.Qe6+ Kf8 (1. ...Kh8? 2.Rxh7+ Kxh7 3.Qxg6+ Kh8 4.Rh1# or 4.Qh7#) 2.Rxh7 Bg7 3.Rdh1 or 3.Bxg6 with mate following. There are different moves Black can play, White is likely to play both Rdh1 threating rook sacrifice on h8 followed by mate and Bxg6 which is threatening Qf7#. 1.Qxd4 is also winning for White. 1. ...Ng7 2.Rxh7 Kxh7 3.Qh4+ Kg8 (3. ...Nh5? Qxh5, g pawn is pinned) 4.Bxg6 Kg8 With mate following.

17. 1.Nd2+ Kc2 2.Nf3 (There is no way for White to avoid giving up an exchange.)

18. 1.Qh5+ Kg8 2.Qxh7+ Kf7 3.Qxf5+ Kg8 4.Qh7+ Kf7 5.Rf3# (1.Qxh7? Re5 2.Rf3 Ke8 and game continues)

19. 1.Nf5+ Kg8 (1. ...Kf8? 2.Rh8#) 2.Qg4+ Kf8 3.Rh8#

[edit] A Highly Tactical Position

What follows is a complex board.


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A complex position - Black to move

The board arose after the opening moves

1.e4 e5

2.Nf3 Nc6

3.Bc4 h6 (Ask yourself, was h6 a bad move?)

4.Nc3 Na5 (Ask yourself, was Na5 a bad move?)

5.Bxf7+

Even an experienced player might struggle to calculate all the possible moves and their consequences. One way to improve one's tactical vision is to set-up this board, or indeed any board, choose an opening move, and then continuing, picking the best moves possible, and noting the success of the initial move.

Consider the h6 and the Na5 moves, and note their weakness. Indeed, the Na5 move's tempo renders black's only developed piece useless, and the h6 move weakens the King's side and scuppers a future defensive g6 move. Black may have anticipated a Fried Liver Attack, and made a pre-emptive denfense, though such an attack should threaten black.

Now consider how the game might develop. Black is in check. He can take the bishop (Kxf7), but this might not be tactical. If Black moves Kxf7, there is an inevitable knight check (Nxe5). White might then play Qh5 which may be played with check.

Studying the many variations, and the patterns of movement, will be beneficial for any chess player, especially once white's queen is active. There are many mate threats that can be created, and many guarded squares that black cannot move his king to.

Here are possible scenarios. First, Ke7, where white moves his king forward, and out of check, which is discussed in some detail. Second, Kxf7, where white captures black's bishop, which is left as an excercise for the keen reader.

  • 1...Ke7 Declining the Bishop capture 2. Nd5+ now the King is forced to capture the Bishop (or play Kd6 with no lose of material for white), 2...Kxf7. It was bad for black to decline the sacrifice because white was able to muscle black into accepting it, and now white has an additional knight bearing down on the black king. 3. Nxe5+ Ke6 (3...Ke8 Would lead to mate with 4. Qh5 g6 5.Qxg6#) 4. Qh5 (White now threatens 5. Qf5+ Kd6 and 6. Nf7+ winning the Black queen the following move) 4...Qg5 (it is plausible that Black will play this in attempt to trade queens and greatly reduce White's attack) 5. Qf7+ Kd6 (The e5 Knight is immune from capture from the King, for two reasons. 5...Kxe5 is met with a.) 6. f4+ forking the Queen, so long as f4 is defended by a white piece, and b.) 6. d5+, this is good because it facilitates the development of the dark square bishop, but white is likely to lose the bishop so long as the queen is protected by the h pawn. There are two ways but only 1 black queen you might say, regardless it is still good to have two ways. What this means is if white can utilize his knight and queen for different things since they aren't tied down to the defense of the f4 square, and the d5 knight will remain immune. That means white is more flexible and can respond to blacks defenses in more ways) 6. Qxf8+ (vacates the f7 square with tempo) Ne7 7 Nf7+ (forking the King and Queen) Black's position is hopeless.
  • 1...Kxf7 See if you can work out what can happen here.

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